Bhujodi: Part 4: All in the family
Organic cotton and timeless tradition Chamanlal Premji Siju is a 11th generation weaver. His father, Premjibhai won the Shilp guru award. He now works at...
Bhujodi
Bhujodi: Part 3: From cotton to weave
Bhujodi weaves are not as wide as a saree. Usually these narrow weaves are stitched together using the classic herring-bone motif....
Bhujodi: Part 1: Between nature and tradition
Bhujodi is arguably the prettiest village in Bhuj. There is a neat main street with shops lining either side. When I drove in, I saw...
Bhujodi: Part 2: The Vankar community
The Vankars (or weavers) of Bhujodi made dhablas or thick shawls for the Rabaris (pastoralists/herders) who wrapped these woolen shawls around themselves to keep the...
Elegant Bhujodi: Part 5
Tassels– the last step in ornamentation Here is a national award winning artisan, Smt. Bayaben Devji Vankar. She is creating the tassels that appear at...
Tangaliya: beaded wonder
The bead-like dots that mark the Tangaliya weave are a painstaking process that involves wool yarn and twists....
Gujarat’s culture of ornamentation
The culture of ornamentation in Gujarat, which shows in its textiles also....
Gujarat: a land of astonishing diversity
What is it about Gujarat that makes the state so diverse with respect to textile styles and techniques?...
Welcome to the Gujarat Edition
The weaves of Gujarat take many forms. Ranging from the block prints of ajrakh to the tie-dye bandini work to the double ikat weaves of...
